Mekhi Phifer Quotes

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Mekhi Phifer

Profession : Actor

Birth : December 29, 1974

I've gotten to travel all over the world and meet all kinds of people and do all kinds of great things, so it's, like, surreal. It just lets you know how time flies, especially when you're having fun. It seems like time keeps going by faster as I get older.

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I grew up in a rough environment. You want to be strong and have your presence felt out there. That attitude reflects how people see you.

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Once or twice a week, I try to do some kind of boxing. I'm hitting the bags and jumping rope - all that stuff.

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I hated how Sam Rothstein got manipulated by Sharon Stone's character in 'Casino.' I mean, I just hate how he gets manipulated; that just gets ridiculous to me. I know it's historic, but I hated that.

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I love kids, outings, camping, sports, Legoland, all the Daddy stuff. I love it. I wish I could just do that, but I have to work, too.

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When you're working and making money, that's all good, but there has to be something that provides a substance, I think.

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With my first son I cut his umbilical cord and everything, so I'm a hands-on father, to say the least.

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There's no question that I'm African-American. OK? I'm a black man. We're not going to escape that.

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When break dancing was out, I break danced. When rapping was the thing, I freestyled rap on the street and battled and all that kind of stuff.

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Eating right has made the biggest difference in my body.

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I've done 21 films in eight years, and I've said 'No' more times than I've done films.

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I'm an avid watcher of the Nat Geo channel, where I watch shows about how the planets are formed, and shows about moons, quasars, black holes.

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I always try to bring a certain masculine presence to what I do. That is part of the dynamic.

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I tend to play more true-to-life characters in real situations.

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I know a lot of people who are weak, who are in a perpetual cycle of poverty and being locked up. There are guys from my neighborhood who are in jail or who are dead. It does take a certain strength to know your environment and say, 'I can grow beyond it.'

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Rap is definitely a youthful expression.

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I've dated interracially a lot. I grew up in Harlem, so I've dated Latins, Dominican, Guyanese, Cuban, black, white.

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I'm a soccer dad at heart. I want five kids, and I want to get married. I want to coach Little League.

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Actors look at life in a different way. When I meet people, I know that one day I may portray that person or someone like them. It may be a cop or a homeless guy. It helps you to pay more attention to people. Everyone I meet, I retain something from them, something from their personality. It helps me to portray realism in my work.

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I love working with Sally Field, and Steve Buscemi is one of the most giving, talented actors I've ever worked with.

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